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Derek Lalonde Media Availability | Oct. 5, 2024



Head Coach Derek Lalonde speaks with the media following the Detroit Red Wings morning skate on Saturday, October 5th at Little Caesars Arena.

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  1. "Patrick Kane, he's seen it all and then some"

    He has indeed. Pat debuted in the NHL at 18 years old (he scored 7/15/22 in 20 games as an 18 year old). He is now entering his 18th NHL season.

    He has had Denis Savard, Joel Quenneville, Jeremy Colliton, Derek King, Luke Richardson, Gerard Gallant, and Derek Lalonde as head coaches in the NHL. He's seen 4 of them get fired while he was there (so far). He's also in his career been teammates w several guys who've become coaches or GMs in this league (Andrew Brunette, Kevyn Adams, Chris Drury), and been coached by another slew of guys in international play (Ron Wilson, Dan Bylsma, Blashill). He's also been mentored at various stages by current NHL GM Pat Verbeek, and by the greatest coach in the history of ice hockey, Scotty Bowman. He has seen every kind of coach, seen coaches come and go.

    If you got his unfiltered candid opinion of Derek Lalonde it would not be good.

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